An ankle injury hampers Margielyn Didal from landing the tricks she usually makes as the Philippine skateboarding star fails to replicate her Asian Games triumph in 2018
MANILA, Philippines – Skateboarding star Margielyn Didal fell flat in her title-retention bid in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China and finished at eighth and last place in the women’s street final on Wednesday, September 27.
She finished with a best score of 23.39 points in the runs portion and then bungled her chance to raise her tally after a series of stumbles in the tricks phase. Didal – who fractured her left ankle a year ago in Brazil – appeared to hurt her right arm after an unsuccessful second trick attempt then fell hard in her third try before she decided to skip the rest of the stage.
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